diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index 72042bca03b70..9f93500bdb8cb 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function PreferencesModalContents( { extraSections = {} } ) {
 							<PreferencesModalSection
 								title={ __( 'Document settings' ) }
 								description={ __(
-									'Select what settings are shown in the document panel.'
+									'Select what settings are shown in the settings panel.'
 								) }
 							>
 								<EnablePluginDocumentSettingPanelOption.Slot />